VERTEBRALLY

Etymology

Adverb

vertebrally (not comparable)

(anatomy) At or within a vertebra or vertebrae.

Source: Wiktionary


Ver"te*bral*ly, adv. (Anat.)

Definition: At or within a vertebra or vertebræ; -- distinguished from interverterbrally.

VERTEBRAL

Ver"te*bral, a. Etym: [Cf. F. vertébral.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a vertebræ, or the vertebral column; spinal; rachidian.

2. Vertebrate.

Ver"te*bral, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A vertebrate. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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